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  2. Honorifics (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In linguistics, an honorific ( abbreviated HON) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of the conversation. Distinct from honorific titles, linguistic honorifics convey formality FORM, social distance, politeness POL, humility HBL, deference, or respect through the choice of an ...

  3. Indian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Indian mathematics emerged in the Indian subcontinent [ 1] from 1200 BCE [ 2] until the end of the 18th century. In the classical period of Indian mathematics (400 CE to 1200 CE), important contributions were made by scholars like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara II, Varāhamihira, and Madhava. The decimal number system in use today [ 3] was ...

  4. Devanagari numerals - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Devanagari numerals are the symbols used to write numbers in the Devanagari script, predominantly used for northern Indian languages. They are used to write decimal numbers, instead of the Western Arabic numerals .

  5. Hindustani phonology - Wikipedia

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    For the English speaker, a notable feature of the Hindustani consonants is that there is a four-way distinction of phonation among plosives, rather than the two-way distinction found in English. The phonations are: tenuis, as /p/, which is like p in English spin. voiced, as /b/, which is like b in English bin.

  6. Devanagari transliteration - Wikipedia

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    Hinglish refers to the non-standardised Romanised Hindi used online, and especially on social media. In India, Romanised Hindi is the dominant form of expression online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. [21]

  7. Satyarth Prakash - Wikipedia

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    Satyarth Prakash ( Hindi: सत्यार्थ प्रकाश, Satyārth Prakāś – The Light of Truth) is an 1875 book written originally in Hindi by Dayanand Saraswati (Swami Dayanand), a religious and social reformer and the founder of Arya Samaj. The book was subsequently revised by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1882 and has been ...

  8. Hunterian transliteration - Wikipedia

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    The Hunterian transliteration system is the "national system of romanization in India " and the one officially adopted by the Government of India. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Hunterian transliteration was sometimes also called the Jonesian transliteration system because it derived closely from a previous transliteration method developed by William Jones (1746 ...

  9. Aryabhatiya - Wikipedia

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    Aryabhatiya ( IAST: Āryabhaṭīya) or Aryabhatiyam ( Āryabhaṭīyaṃ ), a Sanskrit astronomical treatise, is the magnum opus and only known surviving work of the 5th century Indian mathematician Aryabhata. Philosopher of astronomy Roger Billard estimates that the book was composed around 510 CE based on historical references it mentions ...